What to do Without Hockey Season?

Why, here in Columbus we can pass the time on watching a "Blue Jackets Classics" game on TV. That's right, a team which has never come close to the playoffs, a team with no appealing stars until Rick Nash's emergence this year, has "classic" games.

Tonight's was a real exciting contest from 2001-2002- Columbus hosting the Atlanta Thrashers. The two worst teams in the league- Atlanta would finish at 19-47-11, Columbus at 22-47-8, battled hard with Columbus emerging with a 5-4 victory.

Maybe it was a classic because it did feature Derrick Walser's first ever NHL goal. He now is all the way up to 6! Only 888 behind Gretzky!

What's most sad about this it I sat there and watched part of it. I watched Jean-Luc Grandpierre turn the puck over to Jeff Odgers. I watched Chris Tamer miss a check on Mike Sillinger. This is hockey at its absolute worst. Ia it pathetic this is on TV? Is it pathetic that I watched it?

Yes, and yes. Boy I miss hockey.